The Princess by Jude Deveraux

When princess Aria washes up on military man JT's vacation beach, he finds his rest and relaxation ruined by a girl who won't eat with her fingers, won't let him so much as touch her, makes him walk behind her, and generally acts like the uppity princess she is. Someone tried to kill her, and now it's suddenly become his responsibility to protect her. When they get back to the mainland the government comes up with a bazaar convoluted plan to keep her safe while at the same time benefiting them by making the two of them marry. Aria needs to learn to act like an American for the plan to work.

Hmm. Well, since this book got such high reviews on book seller sites I was expecting to really enjoy it, but I didn't. The hero ran hot and cold throughout the WHOLE book. He was either mad or he was lovey-dovey. He was so easily annoyed that it got old really fast. And the the heroine's snobbery was more annoying than funny. I did enjoy that this book was set in the 40's, which is highly unusual for a romance, and I found I enjoyed that. I enjoyed reading about Aria learning to be American, but the romance of the story was lukewarm at best. I didn't feel the chemistry between the characters AT ALL. And the plot that the American military came up with was confusing and strange. At one point Aria goes back to her country pretending to be an American, and then pretending to be an American pretending to be a princess.... got it? Me neither. I think even the author got confused. LOL! I think I would have enjoyed this book very much as a teenager, but as a 30-something I enjoy a little more depth in my books. For the setting and for originality I will give it a 3.